We are no longer open on Sundays to the general public except on a few special Flower Show Days—to be announced later. But our beautiful 
place is available by reservation. We specially desire teachers, business and professional women, farm women’s clubs and other groups, wishing a 
restful vacation, or just a day’s outing, in lovely sanitary surroundings. Our place has been called “The Prettiest Little Spot in the Ozarks.” It is 
off the beaten path yet close in, with a charming atmosphere of seclusion and privacy. 
There is a natuarally sloping amphitheatre with a brightly lighted out-door .stage for pagaents, concerts, plays, or impromptu programs. This 
stage is at the back of the big water lily pool all agleam with hundreds of large, bright colored goldfish. Bright lights cast reflections of the “stage” 
and beautiful rock garden plantings are also mirrored in its waters. There is a fountain pool and a realistic “Spring” gurgling over a tiny fall into 
the big pool adding beauty and an illusion of coolness. Clubs may stage a program at close of their vacation with admission to cover all expense 
uid to pay for a competent person in charge to direct rehearsals and supervise camp activities. 
ENTERTAIN 
YOUR 
MAKE RESERVA¬ 
TIONS FOR 
Out-of-Town Guests 
Business Firm 
Steak Fries 
Weiner Roasts 
THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE PLACE 
If you are not known. 
References are necessary. 
TREES 
One of the charms of Howard Gardens is the coolness 
and shade of many fine old trees. Above is a naturalistic 
planting showing their majestic beauty. Along the flow¬ 
er-bordered grass path shown in the picture, five differ¬ 
ent Dykes Medal Iris were in full bloom on a visiting 
day last April. 
The circular path above winds around some fine old 
pines and flowering shrubs. In the borders along the 
sides are hundreds of fine Irises. Daylilies and Daffodils 
under label. In April each Sunday afternoon from 1:30 
to 6 o’clock we will be open to garden visitors, who wish 
to see the display. To keep down crowds not especially 
interested ancl to reserve parking space 10c admission 
is Charged but it is refunded on orders for either bulbs 
or cut flowers so if costs the flower lover nothing. Bring 
your catalog along to check up on prices and types. 
THE TEA ROOM 
Just above is pictured the .charmingly quaint Tea Room with its spacious lawn. It has an 
attractive large fireplace with a swinging crane. There is a long table for covered dish 
luncheons served buffet style on the little card fables. This place would make a charming 
setting for your Bridge club or buffet suppers. Minimum reservation $1.00 for 10, if you 
biing your own dishes, linen and table service. 10c extra for each person above ten. 
Dishes, table equipment and flowers furnished for $1.00 extra. For 50c each, chicken din- 
neis can usually be arranged for, for groups of 20 or more but reservations must be made 
several days in advance. 
At the right i s one of the Daffodil bulb - * 
gardens interplanted with Dahlias which 
shows the intensive cultivation followed. 
Our cut, flowers have been shipped to flor¬ 
ists in 16 states and bulbs and plants to 
almost every state in the U. S. A. 
Many choice flowers are grown at How¬ 
ard Gardens. Of Daffodils alone, there are 
175 varieties—one of the largest collec¬ 
tions in the middle-west. We can reach 
Kansas City, St. Louis, Memphis, Dallas 
and intervening points with overnight 
shipments. In Daffodil time will send i 
dozen in many varieties for $1.00 prepaid. 
Neatly wrapped with your card enclosed. 
Sxu/xtimt/^/ower^ 
These lovely flowers would speak a mes¬ 
sage of love or sympathy to some little 
wife, lone’y mother or old-time friend. 
For Springfield friends we are arranging 
to have our flowers on sale, delivered 
twice weekly to some leading store, in 25c 
and 35c bouquets. These will be especially 
appealing for apartments and offices. 
PLEASE REMEMBER 
This is 
A Private Park 
Available 
Only by Reservation 
kitchenette apartment 
■with gas range, built-in 
furniture, constant hot, 
water, outside entrance, 
private bath. South ex¬ 
posure, cool in summer, 
and warm in winter. 
One, to four persons, $7 
per week, utilities paid. 
Except on announced visiting days 
we are open by Res¬ 
ervation ONLY. 
The Fountain Pool-—this is a picture of 
the Fountain Pool looking north from the 
doorway of the Lattice House. Looking 
south from the Lattice House is a vista 
down a grave 1 ed path to an arched gar¬ 
den gate in the Sundial Garden.There are 
many beautiful nooks at Howard Gardens. 
There are arched seats, a rose garden, 4 
pools, rock gardens, gazing g’obe, bird 
baths—a Wistaria and Rose Covered per- 
go'.a, trellises and lattices galore. 
SLEEPING CABIN. A sleep¬ 
ing cabin mid flowering lilacs, 
dogwood and other shrubs. At 
the back side of this cabin is 
a little unexpected sheltered 
rock garden and pool with a 
quaint rustic bridge.And here 
is a thicket of hawthorn, dog¬ 
wood and other berried 
shrubs that is a veritable bird 
sanctuary.On an electric light 
pole at one side is a bird 
house tenanted by the belov¬ 
ed Blue Martins. There are 
various other bird houses 
scattered throughout the 
grounds. On one occasion the 
Girl Scouts located 65 bird 
nests by actual count. 
fill pool has been 
agreeably surprised 
and delighted. 
Scats aren’t shown 
in the p’cture. But 
we have many at¬ 
tractive and com¬ 
fortable seats. For 
a small price you 
can use this “little 
out-door stage” 
charging admis¬ 
sion for your own 
programs. 
There are r nany lovely shrubs and 
flowering trees that add to the beau¬ 
ty of Howard Gardens. But none is 
more loved and admired than the 
flowering Dogwood, native of our 
own Ozarks. Above is pictured one 
of six glorious flowering Dogwoods. 
They also add a flaming touch to 
fall with their bright autumn foli¬ 
age and red berries. 
Our grounds are planted for all sea¬ 
son effect. There are many other 
shrubs with autumn tints dnd with 
bright berries and there is a wealth 
of little bulbs that crop up in the 
spring in many unexpected places 
with their early flowers. Many of 
these are naturalized in the grass— 
as are also the charming “Blue 
Bolls.’’ There are lovely evergreens 
to give a touch of green to the win¬ 
ter landscape. And there are fine 
old hard maples for shade, which 
also add bright splotches of color 
to the fall picture. 
HOWARD GARDENS 
PLEASE SAVE THIS FOR 
BEAUTIFUL FLOWER GARDEN PARK 
REFERENCE next sea- 
Republic, Missouri 
ours. 
HOME OF HOWARD GARDENS 
At the left back corner you can glimpse part of the outside stairway leading up 
to a delightful apartment furnished in Early American style. Ther are two large rooms, a 
kitchen -sink and bath room with lavatory and toiler,. Used as an apartment it will accom¬ 
modate from 2 to 6—rate $1.50 per day, $7 per week; 2 weeks $10. It also can be used as 
a dormitory for groups of 6 to 12 for 50c each per day, who bring their own blankets, 
pillows and table equipment with no extra charge for Tea Room for preparing and serv- 
ing their own meals. There is also a desirable, neatly furnished, modern, 2-room with 
S. S. Class 
Club or Lodge 
School Faculty 
School Alumni 
To the right at back s a glimpse of the Camp- fireplace—niotrh of the tree. At the side ami,y Parties 
of the tree you can see the curved top of a little rustic bridge flanked by dwarf ever- Buffet Suppers 
greens and Japanese barberries. At the back between the rock garden plantings is a log D .... . .. ,. 
i-’oiitical Meetings 
cabin bird house. At the left back is the out-door stage and on sloping bank at front is 
where attractive garden seats are located for the out-door programs. Everyone who has Vesper Services 
attended for the first time a summer night program staged on the bank of this beauti- 
FIREPLACE 
This is the “Gamp Fire” Fireplace, for weiner roasts, for toasting marsh¬ 
mallows and popping corn. There is also a swinging crane, with a large 
pot for coffee. This is a lovely place for camp fire parties around an open 
fire. There are many attractive, comfortabe lawn seats that can be group 
ed here. There is another large field stone fireplace, grill for steak fries, 
etc. Nearby it is a screened-in dining pavilion and long tables are also at 
hand. There is an historic old dinner bell, too, on a post near this fire¬ 
place. 
